Updated firmware on player, now flashing black and blue
 

Hi

Today I just wanted to upgrade my fake nano to a theme I found on this website and as i upgrade the file.. My whole nano is screw up it keeps flashing black and blue.

Ken, The firmware you used is not compatible with your player if the player is still recognised by Windows and visible in explorer then you should be able to restore your player with your backup dump.bin.

Re: OMG...I just messed up my mp4
 

I dont know what my firmwware is and I didn't back it up...
I tried the Recovery Guide but I get struck at the reconvery state and don't have a firmware to use.

Re: OMG...I just messed up my mp4
 

This is a picture of my ipod cone

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5...22927gb.th.jpg

This the back and the back cover my my nano

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/4...22939hm.th.jpg

Re: OMG...I just messed up my mp4
 

I have two of the samething and I check the ipod's firmware and it says:

2005/12/16
3.5.35

2006/01/18
JTYMD046V4

I wonder if this helped

Thanks

Re: OMG...I just messed up my mp4
 

Ken101

Have a look at the Full Firmware section here.

This should hopefully bring some live back, but you will then need to find a compatible firmware to make it operational.

Have look then in the [Firmware] section here under our [Downloads] area for a suitable one for your player. Hopefully you will find one that's suitable. Matter of trial and error.

Good luck.

Ken101, If you do not know what Version firmware you had you need to just try random ones till you find one that works.

Re: Updated firmware on player, now flashing black and blue
 

Hi

Since I can't find my firmware on the download. I was wondering if my backup dump file will help? to recover my player

Re: Updated firmware on player, now flashing black and blue
 

Hi

I now have the firmware from my other nano but the one that was messed up doesn't turn on.. i wonder if my player is dead??

Ken101, Sounds like a dead player. I suggest you follow the Dead Player Recovery Guide. If your other nano is the same as the one not working after flashing with one of the full version firmware you should be able to use your backup to recover.

Re: Updated firmware on player, now flashing black and blue
 

I did the recovery guide a couple times because of trying different fw. Ok now when I use the tweezers it doesn't work, but i hear a sound from the pc that a usb is connected but can't go into the files in the player.

I don't know if I have already recovered it because when ever I press the mp3 upgrade tool 3.68 it says "now is recover state, and select the firmware file for recovering please!" So i upgrade my dump file from my other nano but when it finished upgrading it is still black screen. I can't even turn on the nano... its just a black screen.

Ken101, If your player is in recovery state you must use a full version firmware first then your dump file. Your dump file alone will not fix the problem as there are crucial files missing from it.

Re: Updated firmware on player, now flashing black and blue
 

Hi

let me get this straight:

first I find a full firmware and ungraded to my player ( I have tried all of the full firmwares in the download section but none of them works)

then if i have found the correct firmware, my player should show some life

and then I use the dump file.

Is the the right way that I should do it??

Ken101, Yes.

Here is how it works. A dump file is only a partial firmware certain critical files are not backed up, at the moment there is no way to fully backup your firmware.
There are full version firmware that usually come on the CD with the player or from manufacturer web sites but they are rare and hard to come by. The chances of finding the exact full firmware for you player are very slim.
If your player is in recovery mode you need to use a full version firmware it will not accept a dump.
Although the full firmware may not be right for your player it will install the critical files needed to boot your player so you end up with a player that is recognised by Windows but has a blue or black screen but is alive.
Now your player will accept dump files which are more readily available and you have a graeter chance of finding one that suits your player.
If you know your player firmware version (3.5.35, 3.5.37) you should stick to those. You can furthur narrow down the possibilities by opening the firmware in s1res and finding the ones that have the same menu, boot and shutdown images as your player had. Also check the sizeing of the images if your player is 1.5 boot images will be 128x128 if 1.8 they will be 160x120.

If you have not backed up your players firmware you need to try random firmware till you find the right one. You may also need to try different combinations of full and dump files.

Sorry there is no quick fix and the process can be frustrating and time consuming as you may have to start the whole process from scratch and short the chip again if your player stops responding.